Latest CNA Insurance Headlines

All the headlines from our CNA Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Chubb’s Stephenson Joins CNA Commercial as Chief Underwriting Officer

Aug 24 2015 // CNA has appointed Julie Stephenson as senior vice president and chief underwriting officer for CNA Commercial. In this role, Stephenson will be responsible for underwriting oversight and governance for all business written...

Opioid Abuse Rises in Construction, Manufacturing Sectors: CNA

Jul 20 2015 // CNA recently issued two new reports that examine the growing prescription opioid abuse epidemic and its effect on the U.S. workforce, focusing on the construction and manufacturing industries, which are particularly at...

CNA Hardy Appoints Clements as Distribution Director, Europe

Jun 22 2015 // CNA Hardy has appointed Andy Clements as distribution director, Europe. He will report to Elliot Miller, head of UK regions and Luc Malâtre, VP field operations. Clements will be responsible for building effective and...

People – Southeast

Jun 15 2015 // Marsh has appointed Julie Wood as Southeast Partnership leader based in Atlanta. In this role, Wood is responsible for ensuring the delivery of Marsh’s advisory and transactional services to clients throughout its...

CNA Hires Dipasupil as VP of Underwriting in New York

Jun 12 2015 // Chicago-based CNA hired Jay Dipasupil as vice president, Underwriting, Errors & Omissions for Professional Services and Financial Institutions, reporting to Chris Leisz, chief underwriting officer and senior vice...

Chubb’s Leidwinger Named President, Chief Operating Officer for CNA Commercial

Jun 3 2015 // CNA Financial Corp. has appointed Kevin Leidwinger as president and chief operating officer of CNA Commercial, reporting to Tom Motamed, chairman and chief executive officer, CNA. In this role, Leidwinger will lead the CNA...

CNA Enhances General Liability Coverage for CNA Paramount

Jun 2 2015 // CNA has enhanced package policy for mid-sized businesses, CNA Paramount, to offer broader, more flexible, proprietary general liability coverage. The new enhancement includes industry-specific general liability extension...

CNA Hardy Appoints Magnus as Senior Underwriter for Energy

May 20 2015 // CNA Hardy has appointed Clive Magnus as senior underwriter for energy, reporting to Carl Day, head of energy and marine. Magnus’ appointment follows a string of senior hires in the energy and marine team, including...

IronPro Names CNA’s Reilly as Senior VP of Mergers Unit

May 13 2015 // IronPro, the U.S. professional and management liability unit of Ironshore Inc., has named Mark Reilly to the position of senior vice president, Mergers & Acquisitions. Reilly will be responsible for building the...

CNA Launches Admitted Product Liability Policy for Life Sciences

May 13 2015 // CNA has launched a new admitted product liability policy offering for the life sciences market. This product launch makes CNA one of only a handful of carriers to offer life sciences companies an admitted and non-admitted...

CNA Appoints Cox as Arkansas, Oklahoma Branch VP

Apr 22 2015 // Chicago-based CNA announced it has appointed John Cox as vice president of the Arkansas and Oklahoma branches. Cox will be responsible for leading both branch teams to serve the diverse needs of CNA’s customers. He...

DUAL Marine & Energy Forms Underwriting Partnership With CNA Hardy

Apr 8 2015 // DUAL, the international underwriting agency, announced its global marine and energy business has started underwriting with support from CNA Hardy’s Lloyd’s syndicate. DUAL is the underwriting arm of Hyperion...

CNA Names Lantero VP – Design and Real Estate Professional Liability

Apr 1 2015 // Chicago-based CNA has appointed Lisa Lantero to vice president for architects, engineers and contractors design liability and real estate professional liability businesses. Lantero joined CNA in 2009 as senior litigation...

CNA Names Kubursi Senior VP – Financial Institutions, Management Liability

Mar 24 2015 // Chicago-based insurance CNA has appointed Ziad Kubursi to senior vice president, Financial Institutions and Management Liability, effective April 6, 2015. Ziad brings more than 18 years of insurance industry experience to...

CNA Launches Quote Advantage for Small Business Segment

Mar 24 2015 // CNA has launched Quote Advantage to give agents access to a quicker way of quoting CNA Connect, the company’s flagship business owners’ policy. The new quoting experience is available for nearly 200 focus...

CNA Names Coleman Vice President in Southern California

Feb 17 2015 // CNA Financial Corp. has named Andrea Coleman vice president of the Orange County and San Diego branches in California. Coleman will be responsible for leading the branch teams to achieve their goals for continued growth...

Zehr Appointed VP, Segment Underwriting at CNA

Jan 29 2015 // Chicago-based CNA Financial Corp. has appointed Jeff Zehr as vice president, segment underwriting. In this position, he will expand his responsibilities to include leadership and governance for the commercial lines...

CNA Names Middleton Business Development Leader For Los Angeles

Jan 28 2015 // CNA Financial Corp. has named Chris Middleton business development leader in Los Angeles. Middleton is responsible for leading the execution of distribution management and sales initiatives. Middleton has more than 14...

CNA Names Orlando Senior VP of Sales, Distribution

Jan 27 2015 // CNA Financial Corp. has appointed Rocco Orlando as senior vice president of sales and distribution for the United States, Canada and Europe. He will focus on improving the company’s market position with its...

People – Midwest

Jan 12 2015 // The St. Louis, Mo., office of independent insurance broker, Lockton, has promoted Diane Fischer to vice president, unit manager of risk management. Fischer joined Lockton in 2007, with more than 20 years of national...